In case you missed it, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) recently released its Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data
for the year 2012. The latest statistics from the public health and safety
agency showed a 3.3 percent increase in its accident fatalities, from 32,479 in
2011 to 33,561. This is the first time since 2005 wherein traffic fatalities saw
a year-to-year increase, when there were 43,510 deaths.
Also, this latest data came after six
consecutive years of significant decline in the number of accident deaths, with
the 2011 totals being the lowest since 1949. The 33,561 deaths were close to
the projected 34,080 motor vehicle crash deaths that the NHTSA initiallyprojected earlier this year. The data for the said initial projection can be
found here.
